#obtain

There are at least 50 cities in the world that would have liked to obtain the Getty Collection. ↗

— Paul Getty

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Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before. ↗

— Herodotus

#almost #before #contrary #designs #efforts

It is impossible for our working people to maintain their full strength if they do not succeed in obtaining a sufficient supply of fat, allotted to them on a proper basis. ↗

— Paul von Hindenburg

#basis #fat #full #impossible #maintain

The most important function of a bibliographic entry is to help the reader obtain a copy of the cited work. ↗

— Daniel J. Bernstein

#copy #entry #function #help #important

It is a misfortune that necessity has induced men to accord greater license to this formidable engine, in order to obtain liberty, than can be borne with less important objects in view; for the press, like fire, is an excellent servant, but a terrible master. ↗

— James F. Cooper

#borne #engine #excellent #fire #formidable

I obtained a job at the Library of Congress. I loved books, so I felt at home. I was going to end up, I thought, majoring in English and teach at the college level. ↗

— Tom Glazer

#college #college level #congress #end #english

Leisure is the time for doing something useful. This leisure the diligent person will obtain the lazy one never. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

#doing #lazy #leisure #never #obtain

Consular cards are easily obtained with no proof of true identity and are easily forged. ↗

— Elton Gallegly

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Much can often be learned by the repetition under different conditions, even if the desired result is not obtained. ↗

— Archer John Porter Martin

#desired #different #even #learned #much

People began to understand that with the acquisition of California the nation had obtained practically half a continent, of which the future possibilities were almost unlimited, so far as the development of natural resources and the genera production of wealth were concerned. ↗

— John Moody

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